Wheel puller for motor vehicles



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK W. IREES, 0F OLYMPIA, IVASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR TO` SUPERIOR `TOOL COM- PANY, INC., OI? OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON',` yA` CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON. i

WHEEL FULLER F013. MOTOR' VEHICLES.

Application led'Aug'ust 14, 1924. f Serial No. 731,97.

To @ZZ whom t may conce/Mi.' 'i v Be it 'known that I, FRANK W. REEs, a citizen of thevUnited States, and a-resident of Olympia, inthe county of Thurston and State of "Washington, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in YVheel Fullers for Motor Vehicles, of which the following-is a specification." My invention relates to improvements in wheel pullersandthe objectof my improvement is to provide a wheel puller of strong, simple and inexpensive construction that may be used for removing the wheels of motor vehicles. Y s

Another object vis'tolzrovide a wheel pul ler of this nature that is applicable,` to wheels ofvarious types and thrtmay lbe usedl in connection with semifloating or full floating axles and that may be applied to discl wheels l of the vusual types'. Y

Another object is to provide a wheel puller that is self adjusting` in such a I'manner as'to prevent undue binding of the wheel on the axle, the nut that is. fastened to the wheel being free within a limited movement to automatically find its kown adjustment relative to the wheel puller frame whena pull is exerted on theframe in removingI a wheel. r

Another object is to kprovide a wheel pulv ler having a thrust screw floatin'gly mounted in the fra'me whereby it may be quickly adjusted.. to the wheel and wlierebyit will cooperate with the adjustably mounted nut in finding its normal position and will tend to eliminate undue and unnatural strains.A

A A further object is to provide, in connection with a wheel puller of this type, a special nut for use as a cap to protect the end of an axle on which a thrust is being exerted, and to further providea' bracket for externally threaded hub von which a pull maybe exerted, and, to provide a separate thrust member for use in connection with a wheel that is carried on a vfull floating axle.

Other andmore specific objects will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an lend viewf.` of a wheel puller constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2, is a sectional view of the same sub--k stantially on broken line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

I axle.

showing the wheel puller applied to -a wheel.' l

Fig. 3, is a. sectional view through a nut, hereinafter termed an adapter nut, showing the. curvature of the bearing surface of said nut. p

Fig. is a sectional View illustrating the use -of a bracket foi' securing the wheel puller to a wheel 'and further illustrating the use'of a i F ig. 5, is a plan viewof a bracket.

Fig. 6,`is la detachedyviewl in elevation ofl the thrust member usedV onk full-floating axles. f i` f Fig. 7, is a plan view o'fa m'oditiedform of adapter nut which may be used for-'cleaning' out or re-eutting a rdamagedV thread on a wheelhub. v Y I Referring to the drawings, throughout 'y which 'like reference numerals designate `thrust member on-a full floating like parts, I show a wheel puller embodying an integral frame orloracket, casting consisting of abas'e, 10 preferably hexago-v nal, that is connected with` three 'integral' ybracket arms 11 that terminate ina concen# trically arranged hub 12. ThelhubA 12, is provided with a bore-,13, having atjitsbot y.tom end a larger eountersunk portion Alll of hexagonal shape, preferably provided with a rounded upper end .15. A 'thrust' screw v16 of smaller diameter than the bore 13V passes loosely therethrough and hasy av nut 17 threaded thereon which,preferably, is provided with a rounded upper end fand :is arranged to titv somewhat looselyiiito the countersunk recessr 11i therebyf leaving the thrust scie-w16 free to tilt sidewise a limit- V'ed amount in direction so that it will not bind or tend to make a wheel bind more Ytightly on itsraxle.

The. central portion oft-he base is re- ',moved leaving a relatively large opening 18,

and said base 10 is arranged for the reception of an adapter nut 19, preferably kof hexagcnalshape. The bottom of ,the recess in `the `base 10 wherein the. adapter nut A1f) is disposed is preferably rounded as at 20, and the bottom side of the nut is similarly rounded on the same radius'as atv 21 so that any force acting to pull the knut 19 against .they base will tendyto position the nut correctly in the base thereby eliminating side strain. The Yadapter nut 19 has a .centrally arranged threaded opening 22 adapted to`r screw over the hub 23 of a vehicle wheel 24: as shown in Fig. 2 or to screw onto a special bracket that may be fastened to a vehicle wheel all as hereinafter described. Different adapter nuts may be provided for standard hubs of different size, all of said adapter nuts being the same size externally to lit within the base portion of the same wheel puller frame.

25 is an axle cap or nut that screws over the threaded end of an axle 26 to protect the same and that has a centrally located recess 27 for the reception of a centrally disposed point 23 on the end ot the thrust screw 16.

The adapter nut is loosely held in place in frame base 10 by an integral lug 30 on one side of said base and a screw 3l on the opposite. side of said base.

ln operation, when a uhee is to be rcmoved from an axle 26 the usual hub cap and axle nut, not shown, are first removed, the cap nut 25 is placed on the end of the axle to prevent damage to the threads thereon and the adapter nut, which has previously been placed in the frame 10 is screwed over the hub 23. The thrust screw 16 is then centered on the axle cap 25 and tightened against the same, thereby exerting av thrust on axle 26`aud a pull on the hub 23 of wheel 2e that will pull the wheel oli of the axle.

The adapter nut 19, being held loosely in the base frame 1,0 and having a spherical bearing surface against which the pull is exerted permits the frame to automatically adjust itself relative to the nut and assume the correct alignment relative to the axle and wheel bearing so that a straight pull will always be exerted on the wheel and no unnecessary binding of the wheel on the axle will be produced. The thrust screw 16 has enough play so that it will automatically assume the correct alignment relative. to the other parts.

The thrust screw being oatingly disposed and free to move through the hub 12 facilitates the handling and adjustment of the device to a wheel, obvia-tes the necessity of threading the hub directly, makes possible the easy removal and replacement of the threaded part or nut 17 if it should become worn and leaves the thrust screw free and unrestrained, within certain limits, to find its own adjustment. The thrust screw 16 is capable of exerting a powerful thrust, and

the frame and all other parts, preferably being constructed of steel, are capable of withstanding sufficient strain to remove any ordinary motor vehicle wheel from its axle.

Fig. 4, shows this wheel puller as applied to a wheel carried on a full floating axle and in which it is necessary to remove the wheel hub and driving -axle proper before access can be had to the bearing parts for removing the wheel. n attaching the device to a wheel'of this type I use a bracket 32 having an externally threaded hub 33, arranged to screw into the adapter nut 19 and having three equidistantly spaced curved radial arms provided near their outer ends with slots through which hub bolts 36 in the hub portion of a wheel 37 may be passed to secure the bracket to the wheel.

In the full Heating axle type of wheels it also necessary that the thrust be exerted against an axle housing 33 on which the wheel is mounted at the same time the pull is exerted on the wheel and to take care of this thrust provide a thrust member 10, having a smaller end 41 that is adapted to enter the axle housing 38 and that atl'ords a shoulder 42 that abuts against the end ot such axle housing 38. The outer end of the thrust member t0 has a central recess 43 for the reception of the point on the end of thrust screw 1G. Thrust members 40 of different size may be provided where the axle housings so require.

ln the use of the bracket 32 the same is secured to the wheel hub by removing the nuts from the usual hub bolts 36, placing the bracket thereon and then replacing the nuts, the slots 35' affording suihcient adjustment to take care of variations in the locations of the hub bolts on all ordinary types ofi wheels. After the bracket 32 is made fast to the wheel, the hub 33 of such bracket may be screwed into the adapter nut 19, the thrust member e() may be adjusted to the axle housing 33, and the thrust screw 16 may be tightened against the same, thereby drawing the wheel off of the axle housing.

. If the form of wheel and bearing so require or admit, the bracket 32 may be used without the thrust member LlO, or the thrust member 40 may be used without the bracket 32.

The adapter nut 19 and thrust screw 15 are self adjusting in exactly the same manner when used in connection with bracket 32 and thrust member l() as when 'used as shownin Fig. 2. i

ln Fig. 7 l have shown an adapter nu et which is similar to the adapter nut 19 in every way except that the internal threads thereof are removed as at 45 at a plurality of points to aord cutting edges so that this nut may be used as a die to clean out or re-cut the threads of a hub in case such threads have been injured in any way. Y

I have shown and described my device as adapted for use as a wheel puller, but it will be understood that the same may be put to various other uses, as for instance it may be used in pulling gearwheels or bearings oli1 of shafts,

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings clearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that numerous changes in the CTI Y of the following claims.

same may be resorted to Within the scope I claim: v a h l. In a device of the class described, a frame, having a spherical bearing surface formed therein, a thrust screw operatively disposed in said frame, and an adapter nut arranged to be secured to an object on which a pull is to be exerted and having a'rkspherical bearing surface arranged to fit the spherical bearing surface in said frame.

2. In a Wheel puller of the class described,

a frame having a concentrically arranged` perforated hub that 1s provided onV its bottom side with a nut receiving recess, a thrust' screw slidable vthrough said hub, a nut on said thrust screw arranged to lit Within said nut receiving recess and a removable adapter nutr supported vfor limited universal adjustment in saidframe and arranged to be secured to a Wheel. I

3. In a Wheel puller for use on a motor vehicle Wheel, a framefa thrust screw in said frame', an adapternut supported for automatic adjustment in said frame and a bracket arranged toV be'secured tothe adapter nut and to the bolts in a Wheel hub. e

FRANK W. ARuns.V 

